Weekly Lecture Schedule

week

Topic and readings

dates

1

Rate law and Stationary State approximation

 

2
  1. Inert and labile complexes
  2. Substitution reaction in Octahedral Complexes

 

3
  1. Acid hydrolysis
  2. Acid catalyzed aquation

 

4
  1. Anation reactions
  2. Base hydrolysis

 

5
  1. Attack on ligands
  2. Steric effects of inert ligand

 

6

Presentations & Quizzes

 

7

Square planar Complexes: Substitution Reactions

 

8

Trans Effect: Theories and Applications &  Nucleophilic reactivity

 

9

Mid Term Exam

 

10
  1. Electron transfer processes: Outer Sphere Mechanism
  2. Complimentary and Non - Complimentary reactions.

 

11

Electron transfer processes: Inner sphere reactions

 

12

Mechanism of Oxidative Addition

 

13

Oxidative Addition of H2 and HX

 

14

Oxidative addition of bimetallic species

 

15

Presentations & Quizzes

 

16

Oxidative addition of O2  and  Reductive Elimination

 

17

Reductive elimination

 

18

Final Examination